His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’Matthew 25:21
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ· εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ, ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω. εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου.
- ἔφηephē“was saying”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
- αὐτῷautō“to him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κύριοςkurios“master”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
- αὐτοῦ·autou“of Him;”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- εὖ,eu“Well done,”Adverb · from εὖ · “well/well done!” · Strong's G2095
- δοῦλεdoule“servant”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
- ἀγαθὲagathe“good”Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- πιστέ,piste“faithful!”Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from πιστός · “faithful” · Strong's G4103
- ἐπὶepi“Over”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ὀλίγαoliga“a few things”Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὀλίγος · “little/few” · Strong's G3641
- ἦςēs“you were”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- πιστός,pistos“faithful,”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from πιστός · “faithful” · Strong's G4103
- ἐπὶepi“over”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- πολλῶνpollōn“many things”Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
- σεse“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- καταστήσω.katastēsō“will I set.”Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from καθίστημι · “to appoint/conduct” · Strong's G2525
- εἴσελθεeiselthe“do enter”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χαρὰνcharan“joy”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χαρά · “joy” · Strong's G5479
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κυρίουkuriou“master”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
- σου.sou“of you!”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)